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A 2015 #txlege bill would have used state money to stockpile more personal protective equipment. But what troubled critics — ultimately dooming the bill — was its bid to give TX authorities broad power to take action during an infectious disease crisis.http://bit.ly/2vX7aPM 

A Republican candidate for a Texas House seat advanced to a runoff for his party's nomination by the slimmest of margins — one vote. Even more remarkable: He pulled ahead after earlier results had him missing the runoff — also by one vote. #tx2020http://bit.ly/39SDrWE 

A Texas-based immigrant rights group on Friday sounded alarm bells about recent immigration enforcement raids they said have created fear within the community and will result in sick immigrants not seeking help should the coronavirus strike.https://bit.ly/2Wb11di 

A 2015 #txlege bill would have streamlined decision-making authority for public health decisions. It intended to make the state's quarantine powers and the ability to enforce them stronger. It failed.http://bit.ly/2WbUmiU 

Texas’ first drive-through testing facility for the new coronavirus opened Friday in San Antonio to first responders and health care workers who qualify.https://bit.ly/2U3a1i2 

PSA: Stop buying all the toilet paper. New @TwitterMoments.https://twitter.com/i/moments/1238603148048183297 …

“We really just need Texans to realize that this is going to be a long-term situation. Unlike a hurricane [which is] three weeks of intensity and then clean up afterward, Texans need to be prepared for more long term awareness of coronavirus."http://bit.ly/2IHqeUV 

A spokesperson for H-E-B said there isn't a shortage of products in the supply chain. Shelves are just temporarily empty because customers are buying items faster than trucks can deliver the products. But the stores are replenishing the items daily.http://bit.ly/2IHqeUV 

.@HEB's strategy to meet increased demand during the ongoing coronavirus crisis is to make sure people will have enough groceries in the stores for months— not to stock up for everyone to buy it all in a day or week. http://bit.ly/2IHqeUV  #coronavirus #COVID_19 #COVID19

That’s the message from Texas officials and industry representatives, who say preparing for a health disaster like the state's COVID-19 outbreaks is different than a natural disaster. https://bit.ly/2IHqeUV  #coronavirus #COVID_19 #COVID19

Stop buying all the toilet paper. Stop stockpiling groceries and household supplies. There's no shortage if everyone only takes what they need. #coronavirus #COVID_19 #COVID19https://bit.ly/2IHqeUV 

Texas-based airlines and carriers with a large presence in the state could find themselves reeling until President Trump's European travel ban is lifted. #coronavirushttps://bit.ly/39QOP5B 

Several laid-off Texas staffers for @MikeBloomberg said they were told upon their hiring that they’d have jobs through November. “There are a lot of folks who came down here from New York or Iowa who are now out of jobs.”http://bit.ly/2vixEdZ 

Robert Morrow, a candidate in the Republican runoff for a State Board of Education seat, has a history of sexist, racist rhetoric and conspiracy-laden rants. Every Republican on the board is endorsing his opponent, Lani Popp. #txed #tx2020http://bit.ly/3cYTHaA 

After a 2014 Ebola scare put a spotlight on Texas’ preparedness to deal with an outbreak of infectious disease, a state lawmaker wrote a bill that would have enshrined many of a task force’s ideas into law. The bill failed, and the urgency to act faded.http://bit.ly/2QecO73